English
Thingstead
Thingstead comes from Old English þingstede ‘place where a meeting (þing) is held’.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150þingstede‘place where a meeting (þing) is held’
- EnglishtodayThingstead
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150þingstede‘place where a meeting (þing) is held’
- EnglishtodayThingstead
The story
Revived from Old English þingstede. Old High German dingstat, Old Norse þingstaðr, and Danish tingsted.
Every English word from Old English þingstede
Today it means
noun A place where a Thing (governing meeting or assembly) was held; forum
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English þingstede / Thingstead